I like Juan Pierre more now than I did four months ago. So do Dodgers fans. There is something a bit odd, actually, going on around Juan Pierre. He has become something of the Official Pet/Mascot of the 2009 Dodgers. As far as fans are concerned.

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Yes, he’s a drug cheat. Absolutely, I wish the Dodgers had washed their hands of him after he served his 50-game suspension. But Manny Ramirez has a way of delivering big hits in dramatic moments. I was one of 56,000 people in the house at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night. For Manny Ramirez Bobblehead Night. […]

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I am holding four tickets to the Dodgers’ game with the Reds on Wednesday night. Also known as … Manny Ramirez Bobblehead Night. You show up, you get a Manny Ramirez bobblehead, which just about has to be the greatest bobblehead ever, even if you think the guy is a sleaze ball. As I do. […]

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* – Using “boner” in its original sense, which means an error or blunder. Such as the infamous “Merkle’s Boner” of 1908. Ned Colletti has made more than his share of colossally bad moves, but this is the worst. Jason Schmidt, right-handed pitcher — three years, $47 million. And now, more than halfway through the […]

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I’ve been in St. Louis since last week, and seen and felt the buildup for the All-Star Game — scheduled to start within the hour. It’s a big deal here. Huge. The locals seem to assume that anybody who has arrived in the city since last Friday … must be here for the game. The […]

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I’m in St. Louis for a wedding (no, not my own), and I wonder if it can get any better than this: Sitting in Pujols 5, a grill/restaurant in Westport Plaza, just a few feet outside the front door of my hotel, eating the “Albert’s Favorite Salad” and watching Albert Pujols, star of my first-place […]

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How done is Vladimir Guerrero? “Well done,” would appear to be the correct answer. “Thoroughly cooked through and through.” The Angels keep putting him in the lineup, hoping for some last flashback to his younger days, perhaps hoping that whatever physical issues he has will somehow fade away … and he keeps doing a whole […]

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Here is a chance for the Dodgers to show that they stand for doing what’s right. Instead, they are going to stand for doing what makes money. What a disappointment. I thought this franchise was supposed to be better than this. Apparently not. The Dodgers can hardly wait to have Druggie Ramirez out in left […]

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I can’t be the first person to notice this. Dodgers broadcasters Eric Collins and Steve Lyons sound like the same guy. Collins is the new when-Vinny-is-off TV play-by-play guy for the Dodgers, and Lyons is a holdover commentator. And they would be fine. Acceptable, anyway. (What was wrong with Charley Steiner, exactly?) Except for this: […]

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This release from the Dodgers almost sounds like a joke, when you see the subject field on the e-mail. Orlando Hudson to Receive Albert Einstein Leadership Award Huh? O-Dog and Einstein share … anything? It becomes a bit clearer when you read the rest of the release.

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